The young Conservatives choose with Tilman Kuban a new boss, the saves not with pithy sayings. The Chancellor and former CDU leader Angela Merkel plays in the English Parliament of the young Union is no longer an issue.
Tilman Kuban is the new Chairman of the Junge Union
22,000 km, 60 appointments, six kilograms lighter: the sole purpose of the election campaign have already paid off, says Tilman Kuban. As he steps onto the stage, he hardly heard, so loud clapping and calling the young Conservative in the Berlin Congress centre. “Tilman, Tilman”, up whips it to Kuban.
The youth organization of the conservative CDU/CSU came to an extraordinary Assembly to elect a new Chairman. The reason is that the CDU-Boss Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer had chosen in December to the Congress of the former Chairman of the young Union as its Secretary General, “of the dance floor weggeklaut”, as you emphasised in your speech this afternoon in Berlin.
One who wears the heart on the tongue
Now, therefore, Tilman Kuban. The 31-Year-old was previously Chairman of the young Union in the North German state of lower Saxony. On the Berlin stage, he scores today with pithy sayings. He nearly cries more than he talks, but this passion is well received by the 320 delegates. At the end he wins with 62.7 percent of the votes against his opponent from the East German Thuringia, Stefan Gruhner. The Position at the top of the with around 100,000 members the largest political youth organisation in Europe is a highly prized: As in the case of Ziemiak they also served other Ex-heads as a springboard to higher positions in the conservative Union.
The former JU-Chairman Paul Ziemiak speaks to the delegates
Kuban is one who, as he himself admits, “the heart on the tongue”, one who “determines it is not all right.” A Young Union boss, says: “I will fight until the last day, to the last bullet for the freedom of expression on the net” when it comes to the controversial article 13, and the debate on the upload filters. And also a JU-chief, harvests the laughs in the Berlin Congress centre is safe, as he “criticized the Left” you for the “toilet of the 3. up to 312. Sex fight”, so with this spell self-consciously to the side of the CDU leader, Kramp-karrenbauer.
He is also a Chef who speaks to many young Conservatives from the soul, in times, in which the CDU and their Bavarian sister CSU in the Grand coalition to compromise with the social Democrats need to wrestle. Especially, if the mother parties would sit with favors back, would have to use the young for the future, for digitalization, for example, says Kuban.
Back he and the young Conservatives of their CDU leader, Kramp-Karrenbauer. As a former JU-lerin, you mentioned several times how you feel with the boys in the party. You cheer the Young Union to be the “critical engine in the party”. You wish that the “JU makes us steam, pressure makes us in suspense.”
CDU Federal Chairman Kramp-Karrenbauer reaps enthusiasm of the German Parliament
“Now is the time to Merkel begins”
The new JU-chief is considered to be critics of the migration policy of Kramp cart Builder, predecessor to the CDU-top: Angela Merkel. The Chancellor, he mentioned, but this afternoon not a word. Otherwise you have the feeling that Merkel is playing with the boys at least – not a big role. Of Kuban inferior opponent Gruhner even says quite openly: “Now is the time, according to Angela Merkel”.
Also whether the Grand coalition will hold out of Conservatives and social Democrats up to the next Federal election in 2021, not in doubt here are a few. Kuban finds himself naturally in his campaign speech no kind words for the coalition partners: The social Democrats would have anyway been on every train against the wall, he says. When it comes “to bring Europe back on track”, could be put alone on the “clear compass of values” of the Conservatives.
To celebrate the day Kuban about strips then the new hoodie of the JU. To see: Twelve stars arranged in a circle, the Symbol for the European Union. In the middle stands for: young, free, European. Kuban could be the first European politician at the top of the Junge Union, he’s running with good chances in the European elections in may.